JP6075104B2 - Pressing device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a squeezing device that squeezes an object to be squeezed by rotation of a screw.

  As a conventionally known squeezing device, a drum as a screw part composed of a charging port and a cylindrical body formed on the front surface of a main body with a built-in motor, and a pulverizing blade formed on an inner peripheral wall There has been a pulverizer in which a pulverizing cylinder is coupled with a cap, and a screw main body having a screw thread separated into an input transfer unit and a pulverizing unit is mounted therein (Patent Document 1).

Utility Model Registration No. 3075533

  However, the squeezing device described above does not include detection means for detecting whether the drum is set in the main body, and there is a possibility that the shaft of the motor may rotate even if the drum is not set in the main body. was there.

  Moreover, although the power cord was taken out from the back of the main body, there was a problem that it was caught by the power cord and it was dangerous.

  Furthermore, there is a problem that an overload may be applied to the motor due to a load that the screw body receives from the pulverized material in the drum.

  In addition, the input port is provided with a guide plate for placing a pulverized product and guiding it to the input port, and various types of guide plates corresponding to the type of pulverized product have been desired.

  Furthermore, there was a problem about storing the used dishes.

  Further, when the pulverized material is pushed in with the push rod, a load is applied to the connecting portion between the drum and the main body, and the clutch portion of the motor may be damaged.

  This invention was made in order to solve said subject, and it is the 1st objective to provide the squeezing apparatus which prevented the drive means of the main body from act | operating when the pressing part is not mounted | worn with the main body. To do.

  A second object is to provide a squeezing device that prevents the power cord from being caught.

  Furthermore, it is a third object to provide a squeezing device that prevents the motor from being overloaded by the load received by the screw body from the pulverized material in the drum.

Moreover, it is a 4th objective to provide the pressing device provided with the various kinds of dish according to the kind of ground material.

Furthermore, it is a fifth object to provide a squeezing device that can store a used dish in the main body.

A sixth object is to provide a squeezing device that prevents a load from being applied to the joint between the drum and the main body when the crushed material is pushed in with a push rod.

In invention of Claim 1, it is a pressing apparatus provided with the apparatus main body provided with the drive means, and the pressing part connected to the said apparatus main body through the said drive means and a drive shaft, Comprising: The attachment or detachment of the said compression part is carried out. It includes an attachment / detachment detection means for detecting, and the attachment / detachment detection means disables the drive means when the connection between the apparatus main body and the pressing portion is not detected, and the pressing portion is a cylindrical portion to which a screw is attached. And a loading part capable of feeding the object to be compressed into the cylinder part, a detachably provided in the charging part, a guide plate for guiding the object to be compressed, and the main body comprising the drive means And a storage portion for storing the cord, and the guide plate includes the storage portion so that it can be covered .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided load detecting means for detecting a load on the drive shaft, and the rotation speed of the screw of the squeezing portion can be varied according to the load on the drive shaft detected by the load detection means. It is said that it shall be.

The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that a plurality of types of the guide dishes are provided according to the type of the object to be squeezed.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the guide plate is provided so as to be housed in the apparatus main body.

The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that the apparatus main body is provided with support means for supporting a lower portion of the cylindrical portion of the pressing portion.

According to invention of Claim 1, even if the pressing part is not set to the apparatus main body, it can prevent that a drive means will act | operate. In addition, the cord can be stored compactly and can be prevented from being caught by the cord.

According to invention of Claim 2 , it can prevent that an overload is applied to a drive means by the load which a screw main body receives from a ground material in a pressing part.

According to invention of Claim 3 , various kinds of guide dishes according to the kind of to-be-compressed thing which has various shapes can be provided.

According to invention of Claim 4 , it becomes possible to accommodate a guide tray compactly.

According to the invention of claim 5 , when the object to be squeezed is pushed by the pressing means, the load applied to the coupling portion between the pressing portion and the apparatus main body is reduced, and the clutch portion which is the coupling portion between the motor and the pressing portion. Etc. can be protected.

It is a perspective view of a pressing device showing an embodiment of the present invention. It is a principal part sectional drawing of a pressing device same as the above. It is a perspective view of the attachment part vicinity of an apparatus main body same as the above. It is a back side perspective view of a pressing device same as the above. It is a perspective view of the pressing device which shows the state which removed the guide plate same as the above. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure of a pressing device same as the above. It is a perspective view which shows another embodiment of a guide plate same as the above. It is a perspective view which shows another embodiment of a guide plate same as the above. It is a back side perspective view which shows the state which accommodated the guide plate same as the above. It is a perspective view which shows the state which accommodated the guide plate in the upper part of the apparatus main body same as the above. It is a perspective view which shows the state which accommodated the guide plate in the insertion slot same as the above.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the expression device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  1-11 has shown the expression apparatus as an expression juicer in one Example of this invention. First, the overall configuration of the squeezing device 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. The squeezing device 1 includes a device main body 3 in which a motor 2 as a driving means is built, a device main body 3 and a drive shaft. 4 consists of the pressing part 5 which crushes and squeezes to-be-pressed things, such as foodstuffs connected via 4.

  The apparatus body 3 includes an attachment portion 6 to which the squeezing portion 5 is attached at the upper portion of the front portion, and a squeeze container 7 for receiving the squeezed juice of the squeezed material after squeezing is placed at the lower portion of the front portion. A placement unit 8 is provided.

  Further, a power cord 9 for supplying power to the motor 2 from an external outlet (not shown) is provided on the back surface of the apparatus body 3. In addition, on the back surface portion of the apparatus main body 3, the back surface portion is recessed in a rectangular shape, and a storage portion 10 for the power cord 9 for storing the power cord 9 is provided in the recessed portion.

  The squeezing part 5 is housed on the leading end side inside the cylindrical body 12 with a drum part 13 composed of an insertion port 11 and a cylindrical body 12, and has a truncated cone shape in which a cylinder side grinding blade 14 is formed on the inner peripheral wall. Cylinder body 15, cylindrical body 12, screw body 16 mounted in the inside of cylinder body 15, and opening portion 12 A on the front end side of cylinder body 12 are closably mounted, and drum section 13 is crushed. A cap 17 is provided for coupling the cylinder 15 for use.

  The insertion port 11 is made of a cylindrical member connected to the upper part of the base end side of the cylindrical body 12, and the insertion port 11 is provided with a push rod 18 made of a rod-like member so as to be freely inserted.

  At the base end of the push rod 18, a flange portion 19 having an area larger than the opening area of the insertion port 11 is provided. Here, when the push rod 18 is inserted into the insertion port 11 and the flange portion 19 abuts the opening edge portion of the insertion port 11, the tip portion of the main portion of the push rod 18 is The cylindrical body 12 is formed in a length that does not contact the screw body 16. Here, the flange portion 19 is formed in a shape that has a directivity to the flange portion 19 such as an elliptical shape other than a circular shape or a polygonal shape, and has a good catch.

  The lower part of the cylindrical body 12 is provided with a squeeze discharge port 20 for discharging the squeezed juice of the squeezed product after squeezing.

  The crushing cylinder 15 is provided with a net piece portion 21 having a plurality of through-holes extending from a part of the edge portion on the diameter-expanding side of the crushing cylinder 15. The crushing cylinder 15 housed inside the cylinder 12 is arranged with the mesh piece portion 21 facing the squeeze discharge port 20.

  The mounting portion 6 and the cylindrical body 12 of the apparatus main body 3 have a plurality of main body-side locking claws 22 and a base of the cylindrical body 12 provided on the inner peripheral wall of the mounting portion 6 formed of a recess into which the proximal end of the cylindrical body 12 can be fitted. It is attached by engagement with a plurality of pressing portion side locking claws 23 provided on the end side.

  A screw groove 24 is formed on the outer peripheral wall on the distal end side of the cylindrical body 12, and is configured to be screwable with the screw groove 25 formed on the inner peripheral wall of the cap 17.

  The screw body 16 is made of a ceramic rod-like member, and has a screw-side crushing blade 26 protruding in a spiral shape on the surface thereof.

  The base of the screw body 16 is provided with a drive shaft 4 that can be engaged with a connector 27 as a recess provided in the mounting portion 6 of the apparatus body 3 by being connected to a rotation shaft (not shown) of the motor 2. Yes.

  The outer surface of the cap 17 is provided with a plurality of knobs 28 protruding in a triangular plate shape, and the area of the plane part of the knob 28 is larger than the area of the user's finger belly. It shall be assumed. Note that the shape of the knob portion 28 is not limited to a substantially triangular shape, and may be an arc shape or a polygonal plate shape, or may have a non-slip unevenness on the surface of the knob portion 28. Good.

  The attachment portion 6 is provided with a switch 29 as an attachment / detachment detection means that can be freely inserted into and removed from the wall surface of the attachment portion 6 and switches between energization / interruption of electric power to the motor 2.

  Further, a lower portion of the attachment portion 6 is provided with a support portion 30 that is formed so as to project and is capable of supporting the lower portion of the base end portion of the cylindrical body 12 in the drum portion 13 attached to the attachment portion 6. .

  The squeeze container 7 is formed in a bottomed box shape with the top open, and a first handle portion 31 is provided on each of the outer surfaces of the pair of opposing side portions of the squeeze container 7. And a second graduation portion 32, and a first graduation portion 33 and a second graduation portion 34 are provided on the sides of the first handle portion 31 and the second handle portion 32, respectively. The first scale portion 33 and the second scale portion 34 are provided at positions where they are not interfered by the first handle portion 31 and the second handle portion 32, respectively.

  The bottom part of the front end part of the drum part 13 is formed into a bottomed box shape with the upper part opened, and the spear processing container 35 accommodates the sputum of the compressed object discharged from the front end part of the drum part 13 Is placed. The koji processing container 35 is formed in a size that can be stored in the juice container 7.

  In addition, a guide tray 36 is freely attached to the opening portion of the insertion port 11. The guide dish 36 is a bottomed square dish-shaped dish member having a rectangular planar shape, and includes a mounting hole 37 formed of a through-hole formed so as to be freely fitted to the insertion port 11 on one side in the longitudinal direction. On the other side in the longitudinal direction, there is provided an inclined portion 38 having an accommodation surface inclined downward toward the attachment hole 37.

  In addition to the above-described guide plate 36, the guide plate 36 is formed to have a longitudinal dimension L2 smaller than the longitudinal dimension L1 of the guide plate 36 as shown in FIG. 7 (L1> L2). A small guide plate 36A having a small receiving surface capable of storing an object to be pressed that is easy to roll and has a small shape, and a depth dimension D2 larger than the depth dimension D1 of the guide plate 36 as shown in FIG. 8 (D1 <D2 ), A plurality of types that can be replaced corresponding to the object to be squeezed, such as a deep-bottom type guide tray 36B that can accommodate the object to be squeezed in bulk such as lettuce.

  The guide plate 36 is fitted to the storage unit 10 as shown in FIG. 9 and attached to the back surface of the apparatus body 3 so as to cover the storage unit 10 with the guide plate 36, or the storage surface is arranged as shown in FIG. In the state where it is lowered, it is attached to the upper surface of the apparatus main body 3 or, as shown in FIG. It is ready for storage.

  Further, the electrical configuration of the squeezing device 1 will be described. The control means 39 provided in the apparatus main body 3 includes a switch 29 on the input side and a current detection means 40 for detecting a load current flowing through the motor 2 and outputs it. A motor 2 is provided on the side. The control means 39 includes a motor rotation speed setting means 41 for setting the rotation speed of the motor 2 based on a detection signal from the current detection means 40, and a storage means 42 for storing predetermined various set values. .

  The usage method of the pressing apparatus 1 of the above structure is demonstrated. First, the squeezing part 5 is attached to the attachment part 6 of the apparatus body 3, the guide plate 36 is attached to the input port 11, and the squeeze container 7 is placed below the squeeze discharge port 20 of the drum part 13. The squeezing device 35 is placed under the tip portion of the drum portion 13 and placed on the portion 8 to prepare the squeezing device 1.

  Next, when an operation switch (not shown) provided in the apparatus main body 3 is operated to operate the motor 2, the object to be squeezed introduced from the guide plate 36 into the insertion port 11 is pushed by the push rod 18 to the screw main body 16. As the screw body 16 rotates, the object to be squeezed is transferred to the crushing cylinder 15 and crushed and pressed by the screw side crushing blade 26 and the cylinder side crushing blade 14. Here, the squeezed juice of the object to be crushed and squeezed is discharged from the squeeze outlet 20 to the squeeze container 7 via the mesh piece 21.

  Further, the squeezed squeezed material after squeezing in the pulverizing cylinder 15 is in a state where the cap 17 is removed from the cylindrical body 12, and the opening 12A at the tip of the cylindrical body 12 is rotated with the rotation of the screw body 16. To the lower soot treating container 35.

  In the squeezing device 1 after use, the push bar 18 and the guide plate 36 are removed from the insertion port 11, the squeezing portion 5 is detached from the device body 3, disassembled and washed, and the collected power cord 9 is stored in the storage portion 10. Store.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the removed guide plate 36 is fitted to the storage unit 10 and attached to the back surface of the apparatus body 3 so as to cover the storage unit 10 with the guide plate 36, or as shown in FIG. It is attached to the upper surface of the apparatus main body 3 with the accommodation surface facing down, or the insertion port 11 is fitted into the attachment hole 37 with the accommodation surface facing down as shown in FIG. And stored in the apparatus body 3.

  In addition, as a method of using the push rod 18, the upper surface portion of the collar portion 19 is pushed with the palm of the user and the object to be squeezed is pressed against the screw body 16, but the planar shape of the collar portion 19 is an elliptical shape other than a circular shape. By adopting a polygonal shape or the like, it is possible to prevent the collar portion 19 from rotating in the palm of the hand and to reliably press the object to be squeezed.

  Further, when the pressing unit 5 is mounted on the apparatus main body 3 and the switch 29 is in a pressed state, the motor 2 is energized, while the pressing unit 5 is removed from the apparatus main body 3 and the pressed state of the switch 29 is released. The electric power to the motor 2 is cut off.

  In the pressing part 5 attached to the apparatus main body 3, the lower part of the base end portion of the drum part 13 is supported by the support part 30, and when the object to be pressed is pressed against the screw main body 16 by the push rod 18, the cylinder Deformation of the distal end portion of the body 12 to be bent downward is suppressed, and a load applied to an engagement portion between the drive shaft 4 of the screw main body 16 and the connector 27 of the apparatus main body 3 is suppressed.

  If the load current of the motor 2 detected by the current detection means 40 is determined to be larger than the predetermined current value stored in the storage means 42 by the motor rotation speed setting means 41 in the control means 39, the motor 2 Is switched to a low speed operation in which the screw body 16 is rotated at a low speed to reduce the load on the motor 2. Thus, since the torque of the motor 2 is detected by current detection and the screw body 16 is driven at the number of rotations corresponding to the object to be squeezed, the life of the motor 2 can be extended.

  As described above, the present embodiment is a squeezing device 1 that includes an apparatus main body 3 including a motor 2 as a driving unit and a squeezing unit 5 connected to the apparatus main body 3 via the motor 2 and the drive shaft 4. The switch 29 is provided as an attachment / detachment detection means for detecting attachment / detachment of the pressing unit 5, and the switch 29 disables the motor 2 when the connection between the apparatus body 3 and the pressing unit 5 is not detected. Even if the pressing part 5 is not set in the apparatus main body 3, it can prevent that the connector 27 of the motor 2 rotates.

  In addition, the pressing unit 5 includes a cylindrical body 12 as a cylindrical portion on which a screw main body 16 as a screw is mounted, and an input port 11 as an input unit that can input an object to be compressed into the cylindrical body 12. The insertion port 11 is detachably provided, and includes a guide plate 36 for guiding the object to be squeezed. Further, the apparatus body 3 includes the motor 2 and an outlet (not shown) as an external drive source. The power supply cord 9 to be connected and the storage portion 10 for storing the power supply cord 9 are provided. The guide tray 36 can cover the storage portion 10 so that the power supply cord 9 can be stored compactly. It is possible to prevent the power cord 9 from being caught.

  Furthermore, it has a current detection means 40 as a load detection means for detecting the load on the drive shaft 4, and the screw body of the squeezing unit 5 according to the load on the drive shaft 4 detected by the current detection means 40. By making the rotational speed of 16 variable, it is possible to prevent the motor 2 from being overloaded by the load received by the screw body 16 from the material to be squeezed in the drum portion 13.

  Moreover, it is arrange | positioned under the squeeze discharge port 20 as a squeeze discharge part provided in the said cylindrical body 12 lower part, While providing the squeeze container 7 as a container which receives the said to-be-compressed material after squeezing, By providing a first handle part 31 and a second handle part 32 as a plurality of handles in the squeeze container 7 and making the squeeze container 7 operable from a plurality of directions, the position and dominant hand of the user Accordingly, it is not necessary to change the direction of the squeeze container 7 and the usability of the squeeze container 7 is improved.

  Further, the juice container 7 is provided with a first scale portion 33 and a second scale portion 34 as a plurality of scales, and the first scale portion 33 and the second scale portion 34 are provided so as to be visible from a plurality of directions. Since the scale of the squeeze container 7 can be confirmed regardless of the orientation of the squeeze container 7, the visibility of the scale is improved.

  Further, the cylindrical body 12 includes an opening 12A as an eaves discharge portion provided by opening the pushing direction of the screw body 16 of the cylindrical body 12, and a cap 17 as a lid member provided with the opening 12A so as to be freely opened and closed. In addition, by forming the knob portion 28 as a protrusion for opening and closing operation provided in the cap 17 in a size larger than the belly of the user's finger, the knob portion 28 is easy to pick and has a shape that is easy to apply force, Even when the object to be compressed is filled in the drum portion 13 and the pressure in the drum portion 13 is increased, the drum portion 13 can be easily rotated to remove the cap 17, and the operability of the cap 17 is improved.

  Furthermore, by preparing a plurality of types of the guide dishes 36 according to the types of the objects to be compressed, various types of guide dishes 36 corresponding to the types of objects to be compressed having various shapes can be provided.

  In addition, the insertion port 11 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and is provided with a push rod 18 as a pressing means that is inserted into the insertion port 11 and can press the object to be pressed against the screw main body 16, and one of the push rods 18 is provided. In addition, by providing the flange portion 19 that can cover the opening portion of the charging port 11, it is possible to prevent dust and foreign matter from entering the drum unit 13 from the charging port 11.

  Furthermore, when the pressing bar 18 is pushed in, the pressing bar 18 is provided with an elliptical shape of the collar portion 19 as a rotation preventing means for preventing the pressing bar 18 from rotating with respect to the insertion port 11. It is possible to prevent the rotation and easily push the object to be squeezed.

  Further, since the guide plate 36 is provided in the apparatus main body 3 so as to be stored, the guide plate 36 can be stored in a compact manner.

  Furthermore, when the device body 3 is provided with a support portion 30 as a support means for supporting the lower portion of the cylindrical portion of the squeezing portion 5, when the object to be squeezed is pushed by the push bar 18, the squeezing portion 5 and the device body Therefore, it is possible to reduce the load applied to the joint portion with the clutch 3, and to protect the clutch portion that is the joint portion between the motor 2 and the squeezing portion 5 and the like.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said Example, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. The attachment / detachment detection means is not limited to the mechanical switch as in the present embodiment, and may be an electric one using various sensors.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Squeezing device 2 Motor 3 Apparatus main body 4 Drive shaft 5 Squeezing part 9 Power cord
11 slot
12 Cylindrical body
16 Screw body
29 switch
30 Support part
36 Information plate
40 Current detection means

Claims (5)

An squeezing device comprising an apparatus main body provided with a drive means, and a squeezing unit connected to the apparatus main body via the drive means and a drive shaft, comprising an attachment / detachment detection means for detecting attachment / detachment of the squeezing part. The attachment / detachment detecting means disables the driving means when the connection between the apparatus main body and the pressing part is not detected, and the pressing part is provided with a cylindrical part to which a screw is attached, and the cylindrical part. And a loading tray that can be detachably attached to the loading portion, a guide plate for guiding the pressed object, and the main body includes the driving means and an external driving source. A pressing device comprising: a cord to be connected; and a storage portion for storing the cord, wherein the guide tray is provided so as to cover the storage portion . Load detecting means for detecting the load on the drive shaft is provided, and the rotational speed of the screw of the squeezing unit can be varied according to the load on the drive shaft detected by the load detecting means. squeezing apparatus according to claim 1 Symbol mounting features. The squeezing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein a plurality of types of the guide dishes are provided according to the type of the object to be squeezed. The squeezing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the guide tray is storable in the device main body. The pressing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the device main body includes support means for supporting a lower portion of the cylindrical portion of the pressing portion.

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